Hiroyuki Kakudou

[Twitter](https://twitter.com/kakudou) | [Wiki (jp)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/角銅博之) Hiroyuki Kakudou, also known as Hiroki Kudou, is a Japanese anime director. He is best known for directing the first two Digimon series. Kakudou is a graduate of Tokyo University and has formerly belonged to Toei Animation where he learned to work as a director, and was also involved as a production assistant, storyboarder and director on episodes on series like Slam Dunk and Gegege no Kitarou. Kakudou is currently a freelance director and a member of the animation production group "Group Ebisen" (グループえびせん).